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Fdisk Sean. - XP has a method of installing a few files onto a partition and dynamite won't move them!!! When you have Fdisked, make sure you reboot and then re-format. When you get to 99% of drive c and it gives you the choice of 11 labels, press enter for none. Switch off M/C via the power...

Okay Sean - - Process of elimination here. A few questions to clarify first. 1 When you say it works for 10 - 20 mins and then freezes do you mean the operating system (XP) was fully loaded and then froze? 2 Or does it freeze 10 - 20 mins into installation? 3 Did you boot from a floppy...

Sean - - Is your XP disc a recovery disc or a retail disc of XP? - Also, is it home edition or Pro? - If a retail disc then is SP1 on it? Let me know . . . Mel in the UK

Hi, - Running Win 98 S/E. - I have lots of folders with pics in and was able to open a folder, highlight a pic and it would give me a little preview to the left before deciding if its the one you want to open or not. Yesterday, I upgraded from impact 5 to 7 and now it don't give me the preview...

Hey, how about this. - - When I got the message about SU 0013 and I asked where do I go from here. - Well, I decided to change the boot sequence from floppy to CD Rom and rebooted. I then made the dos promt as "E" and typed setup and it sailed through without a hitch. The end result...

Yep, - I recall setting them both as active in turn. Example first the 85% one then the other one. Mel in the UK

Yep - I recall setting each partition as active. I did this in turn. Example the 85% one then the 15% one. Mel in the UK

Hi. - - I was asked to partition a friend’s hard drive. I did everything necessary to create a primary dos partition at 85% and the extended partition of 15%. Reformatted both drives (C and D). – Then rebooted. At the “A” prompt I typed E: and hit enter. Got the “E” prompt okay and then...

Hi. - - I was asked to partition a friend’s hard drive. I did everything necessary to create a primary dos partition at 85% and the extended partition of 15%. Reformatted both drives (C and D). – Then rebooted. At the “A” prompt I typed E: and hit enter. Got the “E” prompt okay and then...

Hey wolluf/skipcox - - Thanks for your speedy reply. Reason why I couldnt find it was because when initially loading the op system he did it recommended for most users instead of custom. - - Result, the settings were not loaded. - No wonder I couldnt find the damn thing. Thanks for your help...

Hi - I am on a friends puter and we need to know how to drop monitor resolution from 85 to 75 hertz. Its easy to do in XP but forgotten how to get to the damn thing in Win 98. Mel in the UK

Ray, - I think "GREMLINS" is the word your looking for!!! Glad all is ok now. - MERRY XMAS. Mel in the UK

Try doing this. Run, type in "fdisk status" (without the commas) Observe that your drive is not partitioned and 100% Worth a try. Mel in the UK

try sending the message back to yourself first. Give it a different subject line and see if you get it. If you do, then let me know. Mel in the UK

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/ The above link mentions this ~ Mel in the UK